The best new streaming movies this week: Here’s what to watch

There’s a lot to watch on various streaming services — sometimes it almost feels like too much. It’s not always easy to choose among the walls of options, jumping from one app to the other and looking for the perfect movie night selection. To simplify things for you, we’ve compiled some of the best new streaming movies to watch this week and to enjoy over Thanksgiving weekend.

Related: The best new TV shows to stream this week

Check out our top picks from major streamers like Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, and more, including free streamers like Tubi, Plex, and Freevee (previously IMDb TV) and more niche services like Shudder. The titles below were added to these services in the last month, and we aim to include a mix of streaming originals, new releases, older classics, and more.

Read on for a list of the best new movies to stream this week. Among our most recent picks are new holiday titles including a romcom and a horror movie, a Will Smith-starring historical drama on Apple TV Plus, and Guillermo del Toro’s stunning new adaptation of Pinocchio.

See also: The best original streaming movies on every platform

Editor’s note: We’ll be updating this list of the best movies to stream weekly as new titles are added or removed.

Bed Rest (2022)

Tubi — December 7

In the Heights actress Melissa Barrera continues her horror streak after 2022’s Scream with this new Tubi original film. Barrera stars as a pregnant woman ordered to bed rest after years of struggling to start a family. Isolated, she begins to encounter ghostly apparitions and must think fast to protect herself and her unborn child. Is this all in her head, or is something truly out to get her?

Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)

Shudder — December 9

Add this new entry in the Christmas horror genre to your watchlist if you want to stay in Santa’s “good” column. It’s Christmas Eve, and record store clerk Tori is ready to let loose and party. Unfortunately, an animatronic Santa Clause goes haywire and forces her to get into survival mode in this bloody bit of holiday mayhem.

Emancipation (2022)

Apple TV Plus — December 9

Will Smith stars in this historical drama from Training Day director Antoine Fuqua. An enslaved man risks his life to return to his family and freedom. This film, based on a true story, follows his struggle to reach a better life in the American south.

Something from Tiffany’s (2022)

Prime Video — December 9

Zoey Deutch and Kendrick Sampson star in this holiday romantic comedy on Prime Video. Sparks fly when a woman accidentally receives an engagement ring intended for someone else. Could the magic of Christmas be pulling the strings and setting up her happily ever after?

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

Netflix — December 9

A beautiful and heartbreaking retelling of the classic story, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is not only one of the best new streaming movies this week but also one of the best films of the year. With gorgeous, sometimes grotesque stop-motion animation, del Toro resets the narrative in fascist, World War II Italy, exploring grief and mortality through the story of a wooden boy and his father.

Check out the best new streaming movies from previous weeks

Below are some of the movies we recommended in previous weeks. In case you’ve watched the newer titles already or want more options, here’s a solid mix of more new movies on your favorite streaming services.

Smile (2022)

Paramount Plus — November 15

Following the disturbing suiced of one of her patients, a therapist starts realizing she may be witnessing supernatural forces that threaten her and the people she loves. This horror film was a huge hit in theaters this year and got major buzz following a creepy viral advertising campaign, and it’s streaming on Paramount Plus.

The Wonder (2022)

Netflix — November 16

Florence Pugh stars in this stirring new period drama from Netflix, one of the best new streaming movies of the week. In the Irish Midlands in 1862, an English nurse travels to a small village to observe an eleven-year-old girl who has completely stopped eating without visible negative effects. The mystery of the girl’s ailment stumps everyone and attracts pilgrims who want to witness the girl who won’t eat.

Disenchanted (2022)

Disney Plus — November 18

The sequel to Enchanted, dropping on Disney Plus 15 years after the original film, sees Giselle, Robert, and Morgan relocating to a new community. But the move knocks the real world and Andalasia off-balance. Disenchanted stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Idina Menzel, and James Marsden.

First Reformed (2017)

Plex — November 18

When he has a troubling encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife, a small-town pastor in upstate New York has his quiet life of piety and order completely shaken. From Raging Bull and Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader comes one of the best new streaming movies this week, starring Ethan Hawke.

The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)

Prime Video — November 18

This new Amazon comedy follows two bickering siblings who travel, with their mother, to their estranged half-sister’s wedding in the English countryside. Predictably, things do not go smoothly. The film is directed by Claire Scanlon and stars Allison Janney, Ben Platt, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Kristen Bell.

Spirited (2022)

Apple TV Plus — November 18

You can revisit Charles Dickens’s Victorian Christmas classic A Christmas Carol with this new (rather loose) adaptation on Apple TV Plus. Set in the present day and starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell, this new take is a musical following a misanthrope visited by ghosts who take him on a magical, redemptive journey. If you want a more classical interpretation, there will also be Netflix’s animated Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in December.

Dual (2022)

Hulu — November 20

A fascinating and horrifying parable, Dual is one of the best films of 2022 and one the best new streaming movies to check out this week. When a woman is diagnosed with a deadly illness, she signs up for a program that will see her cloned to spare her loved ones unnecessary pain when she’s gone. But when she suddenly finds herself cured and free of illness, only one version of her may live, and the two will have to fight to the death in a dual. So begins the woman’s training for survival.

Blood Relatives (2022)

Shudder — November 22

A 115-year-old Yiddish vampire has his afterlife rocked when he meets a girl claiming to be his daughter. The young vampire seems to be telling the truth, and now he sees a chance at having a family as he travels around America in his beat-up old muscle car.

Cyrano (2021)

Prime Video — November 23

Joe Wright adapts the classic story of Cyrano de Bergerac in this underappreciated gem from last year. Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage stars as the titular Cyrano, who, despite his cunning way with words, fears that his appearance makes him unlovable by the object of his affections, Roxanne. But he develops a plan to win her love anyway.

Good Night Oppy (2022)

Prime Video — November 23

Opportunity, or “Oppy,” was a rover sent to Mars for a 90-day mission. Instead, she remained operational for 15 years. This new documentary explores what Oppy was up to all the way on the red planet for all those years, as well as the unique bond she formed with her humans on Earth.

Love, Lizzo (2022)

HBO Max — November 24

Global superstar Lizzo gets candid in this new documentary from HBO Max, one of the best new streaming movies to watch this week. The intimate documentary gives viewers a peak behind the scenes and sees the award-winning musician discussing body positivity, self-love, and the importance of recognizing Black women’s achievements.

The Noel Diary (2022)

Netflix — November 24

A bestselling author returns home to settle his deceased mother’s affairs in this new Christmas story from Netflix. While going through her things, he finds an old diary. Meanwhile, he meets a young woman looking for her birth mother. Can the old diary hold the answers to their connection?

Troll (2022)

Netflix — December 1

This Norwegian Netflix original is one of the best new streaming movies this week. When an ancient troll is unexpectedly awakened, an unlikely team of heroes must work together to stop the giant beast from killing countless people.

Bros (2022)

Peacock — December 2

Comedian Billy Eichner co-wrote and stars in this romantic comedy that tackles the very straight history of the genre. Eichner plays Bobby, a gay man with no interest in long-term relationships who is, nevertheless, tired of dating apps and his empty hookups. Sparks fly when he meets Aaron, an equally commitment-phobic man who is as drawn to Bobby as Bobby is to him, despite their many differences. 

Darby and the Dead (2022)

Hulu — December 2

A supernatural teen comedy, Hulu’s Darby and the Dead sees a teen girl learning to commune with the dead after a near-death experience of her own. Now introverted and spending her time helping the dead with their unfinished business, Darby has mostly abandoned teen affairs. That all changes when the high school queen bee suddenly dies and wants Darby’s help convincing her friends to celebrate her 17th birthday party even though she can’t attend.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)

Netflix — December 2

Based on the classic novel by D. H. Lawrence, the subject of an obscenity trial and numerous book bans, Netflix’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover stars Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell as star-crossed lovers. When she begins falling out of love with her husband, Lady Chatterley embarks on a forbidden love affair with the family gamekeeper.

The Lobster (2015)

Plex — December 2

A dark and bizarre satire from director Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster imagines a dystopian reality in which people must find their mates by 45 or else be transformed into the animals of their choosing. The film stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Coleman, and John C. Reilly.

Those are our top picks from the new streaming movies this week. We hope you can find something to your liking here and that this saves you a bit of scrolling time on your next movie night.

We’ll be back next week with more new movies to stream.